Bangladesh

American  

[bahng-gluh-desh, bang-] / ˌbɑŋ gləˈdɛʃ, ˌbæŋ- /

noun

1. republic in South Asia, north of the Bay of Bengal: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations; a former province of Pakistan. 54,501 sq. mi. (141,158 sq. km). Dhaka.

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Bangladesh British  

/ ˌbɑːŋɡləˈdɛʃ, ˌbæŋ- /

noun

1. a republic in S Asia: formerly the Eastern Province of Pakistan; became independent in 1971 after civil war and the defeat of Pakistan by India; consists of the plains and vast deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers; prone to flooding: economy based on jute and jute products (over 70 per cent of world production); a member of the Commonwealth. Language: Bengali. Religion: Muslim. Currency: taka. Capital: Dhaka. Pop: 163 654 860 (2013 est). Area: 142 797 sq km (55 126 sq miles)

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Bangladesh Cultural  

1. Republic in southern Asia, bordered by India to the north, west, and east; the Bay of Bengal to the south; and Burma to the southeast. Its capital and largest city is Dacca.

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Created as East Pakistan in 1947, when India gained its independence from Britain and Muslim leaders demanded a Muslim state. Separated by cultural differences and one thousand miles of Indian territory from a neglectful central government in West Pakistan (now Pakistan), Bangladesh achieved its independence in 1971 after a bloody revolt and Indian intervention. It has been struck frequently by devastating typhoons.

Example Sentences

She was found guilty of influencing her aunt, Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to secure a plot of land for her family in the outskirts of the capital Dhaka, a claim she strongly denies.

From BBC

Labour MP and former minister Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in prison in Bangladesh after being put on trial in her absence alongside 16 other people over corruption allegations.

From BBC

Hasina, 78, has since sought refuge in India, defying court orders that she return to Bangladesh.

From Barron's

Economists like Prof Panagariya argue that the old rules barring layoffs in firms with 100 or more workers were "draconian," hampering India's competitiveness compared to countries like Bangladesh, Vietnam, and China.

From BBC

Cook made three hundreds on the 2009-10 winter tours to South Africa and Bangladesh.

From BBC